Alyce E. Murphy

A Memorial Mass for Alyce E. Murphy, age 93, of Lisbon will be held on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at 4:00PM at St. Philip and James Church, Lisbon with Rev. Kevin O’Brien officiating. There will be no calling hours per her request. She will be laid to rest to next to her parents and sister in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Ogdensburg, NY. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Frary Funeral Home & Cremation Services.

Alyce is survived by Karen (Pat) Backus of Heuvelton, Cheryl Middlemiss of Sun Valley, NV, Colleen Middlemiss of Watertown, Paul (Hillary) Middlemiss, of Watertown, Carolina LaRock of Ogdensburg, and Robert, Michael, and Paul Allen of Fredericksburg, VA. She is predeceased by her parents and four sisters, Helen Gray, Marian Cassidy, Kathleen Middlemiss and Marie Murphy.

Alyce was born on July 23, 1925, in Lisbon, New York, the daughter of Michael Murphy and Myrtle Claffey. She graduated from Lisbon central school. She was a devout and faithful parishioner of the St. Philip and James Church in Lisbon.

I will always remember Alyce as a very gracious and always smiling person. She was so appreciative of anything that anyone ever did for her. And to think it was 100 years ago that her father bought the farm that she lived all her life on. I will miss her as a part of our community.

Alyce was a dear cousin of our Sister Mary Anne Murphy and whenever we could be in the North Country we would visit Alyce. Such a strong, caring woman – and fun to visit with, too. I will miss her presence in my world. Now I will have to phone her in heaven. Rest in peace, dear Alyce.